Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex

Zambia
43.3%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
51.0%
in 2024
Zambia rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
1st

Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
0204060201720202024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 51.0% against 43.3% in Zambia, a difference of 7.7%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Zambia ahead.

Zambia ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 63 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2010s 48.2% 44.8% 3.4% Zambia
2020s 45.1% 48.7% 3.6% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 51.0% against 43.3% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
7.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
Zambia ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
65 places, 615 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed